Arab News Japan

Following the death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar in Gaza, some social media users began sharing depictions of the late Sinwar as a Japanese samurai, claiming that it was a narrative Japanese media has been portraying.

Many social media users claimed that this was “false,” and that no Japanese newspapers shared any depictions comparing Sinwar to a samurai.

Instead, media in the Asian country has been mostly focused on domestic issues, particularly the upcoming general elections in Japan.

The image of Sinwar, which allegedly appeared in the Japanese media, was traced back to a single tweet by a foreign account.

Some even pointed out that the ethos of a samurai is to always be truthful, and not to “spread lies.”